When Her Love Ended, His Obsession Began

y half finished, carefully adjusting the waistline with f

d before her eyes struck

y Announces His Engagement to Valerie Clarke.

stood in a perfectly tailored suit inside a hotel corri

nexpectedly, and the needle sank

and spread across the spotless

to her lips. The metallic taste of b

s nothing compared to the

Colton had been together

around her waist. As his lips brushed near her ear, he had whis

unded nothing more

aged to another woman

parents were on their way to ask for help, their car lost cont

l into a coma. The overwhelming cost of keeping him in the intensive care unit quickly consu

n entered

quietly took care of her parents' funeral arrangements. Thr

came to depend on him, and before she realized it, becoming

her. She looked remarkably similar to his first love, t

f Harrison Group, he possessed the finest resourc

tention had surrounded her so completely that she had almost forgotten the

man who would eventually become his wife could only be a soci

abruptly pulled Hann

e doorway. "Hannah, your appointment is here. She specifi

ah replied, regaining her c

the entrance, and her breat

there was Valerie

he room. "I've heard so many wonderful things about your work. My fiance always praises your designs. He says

into her palms. Had Colton

ntract and pay a nonrefundable deposit before the consultation could begin. With

an who was about to marry the man she loved. The

eech of tires suddenly

a cold expression. The anger on h

ent he read that Valerie was at Hannah's studio, he walked out without saying a single word. On the wa

he two women standing across from each o

ace, although it was clearly just for show. "I'll come back tomorrow to look at the wedding dress design

away. The door quietly closed behind her, and t

n silently looke

out Valerie

nd this,

verlapped in t

s voice was cold enough to send a chill through the a

r voice remained calm and steady. "The man I've loved since I was young i

istance between them. His tall frame ca

t three years. This time, however, his fingers were stiff, and his grip was so tight it nearl

if you ever got married, I had to leave.

Fine, Hannah. Remember what you just said." Every bit of warmth had disap

out another word, and walked out of the s